Graduate Civil Engineer (Water) applicants have rated the interview process at Jacobs with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 50% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I applied online. I interviewed at Jacobs (Leeds, England)
Interview
Online interview: Provided with one practice question to begin with and then given 3 questions to answer. Each question can be practiced as many times as needed and can be redone if needed. Questions have a 2 min time limit.
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Jacobs (Manchester City Centre, England) in Feb 2024
Interview
One face to face interview, questions:
- Standard STAR based questions about working in a team, making mistakes and working with new skills.
- More technical questions about how SuDS battle the effects of climate change, benefits and weaknesses of using a RC vs Steel structure.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
- Standard STAR based questions about working in a team, making mistakes and working with new skills.
It was very relaxed and friendly. The interviewers were friendly and made it very easy to complete the 50 minutes interview process. It was 5 minutes of introduction, 30 minutes of questions and 15 minutes to ask my own questions. After that, I waited to receive the outcome.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your greatest achievement? How did you achieve it?